COMPARING TWO PLACES
Atlantic vs Council Bluffs
PLACE A
Atlantic, North Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Council Bluffs, Iowa
Atlantic is 99% smaller than Council Bluffs. Council Bluffs earns more, with a median household income $13,507 higher. Council Bluffs has grown faster since 2000 (1% vs -14%).
ATLANTICCOUNCIL BLUFFSDIFFERENCE
Total population52262,680−99% vs Council Bluffs
Population density5671,459−892
Population growth-13.8%0.9%−14.7 pts
Median age35.638.7−3.1
Male51.9%48.7%+3.2 pts
Female48.1%51.3%−3.2 pts
Foreign-born1.5%5.0%−3.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic94.1%81.2%+12.8 pts
Black0.0%2.7%−2.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino5.6%11.6%−6.0 pts
Asian0.0%1.1%−1.1 pts
Other0.4%3.4%−3.1 pts
Median household income$51,071$64,578−$13,507
Per capita income$24,513$33,937−$9,424
Poverty rate18.2%15.1%+3.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3900.428−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher11.5%21.5%−10.0 pts
Graduate degree1.1%7.3%−6.2 pts
Unemployment rate2.7%4.2%−1.5 pts
Labor force participation46.2%63.0%−16.8 pts
Median home value$154,300$171,800−$17,500
Median gross rent$1,032$1,030+$2
Owner-occupied90.8%63.1%+27.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate46.3%5.8%+40.5 pts
Rent-burdened households5.0%41.8%−36.8 pts
Average commute33.717.9+15.8
Worked from home5.2%8.4%−3.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.8%−0.8 pts
Uninsured8.2%5.8%+2.4 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024